Wael Kamel Haddad

Wael Kamel Haddad (died 14 June 2015) was a Colonel of the Syrian Air Force. Haddad fought in the Syrian Civil War for the Syrian Arab Republic.

Biography
Wael Kamel Haddad was born in Qardaha, Syria to an Alawite Shia family, born in the same town as Bashar al-Assad, who would later become president. He became a colonel of the Syrian Air Force and fought in the Syrian Civil War against the Free Syrian Army and Islamic Front. During the 2015 Darra and As-Suwayda Offensive, Haddad's plane was shot down by FSA anti-aircraft fire, and his plane crashed in opposition-held areas.